Letters

The Paris terror attack on Friday the 13th is important in today’s lost world. The French President closed the border that night to stop the uncontrolled and crazy immigration that was happening. He did not know that the problem was already in country and it was his lost people.

I want to thank the four men from the Lancaster Police Department for bringing me a big box of turkey and other stuff on Thanksgiving. They were from the B Shift, but I didn’t get their names.
I’m here by myself, and they went beyond the call of duty and gave up some of their time on their Thanksgiving to help me. And I really appreciate what they did. A lot of people wouldn’t have done that.
I appreciate everything our police officers do.

This is a response to Dr. Brooks Walker’s article “Duty to citizens comes first,” published Nov. 20 in The Lancaster News. Stop raising hysteria concerns about Syrian refugees. Every time the president says something, Republicans have to say something stupid, just to get their 10 minutes of air time. Shame on the 30 Republican governors who did not think either.

Here are a few common-sense actions people can take to avoid being a victim.
Number one, lock your car and house doors. What do you think locks are for? They are to keep out intruders.
Number two, do not put your good jewelry in a jewelry box. That’s the first place a burglar will look for valuables.
Number three, if you have caller ID and don’t know the name that shows up on your phone, don’t answer it. If it’s important, they can leave a message.

There is a relationship between evidence-based treatments and better health outcomes. Springs Memorial Hospital understands this relationship and we are excelling at providing treatment for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and immunizations.

What’s going on with Economic Development? County Council has kicked that dog and nary a bark is heard. For some time, through opinion pieces, I have urged folks to express their feelings about stuff going on and stuff sitting in limbo.
When I travel down Main Street, tears come to my eyes ‘cause I remember when it was a beehive of commerce. Sure, we got some merchants doing their best to get things going again, but empty storefronts cast a gloom.

Organizers of Mahaffey’s Haunted Junkyard would like to personally thank the volunteers who helped with this year’s event. We could not have made this event possible if not for the volunteers — from the scarers to all members who helped at the front.

They all made a great difference in raising money for such a great cause as Toys for Tots. We would also like to thank the members of the Marine Corps League Detachment No. 1169. They did their part in making all four nights of the hayride run smooth.

Don McCorkle has sort of “unearthed” some tales about old Milt Chaney and his tavern at the intersection of 521 and 75.

Ghostly apparitions are bound to appear if all the folklore has any substance. I guess Milt kept the light on for early travelers in passing stagecoaches.

I, as a boy, visited the site when the old inn was still a crumbling shack. To tell the truth, it didn’t grab me as something highly unusual. We didn’t have those electronic metal detectors, but did our best to scrape around for gold pieces.

I would like to thank some very special people, who on Halloween evening took the time to stop and rescue me from a very deep ditch that I had unfortunately driven into. They reported the occurrence and set to work evaluating the situation and determining the best way to safely remove me from the vehicle and return the car to the road.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sellers proved to me that there are still people who care for others and I would like to thank them for bringing a warm feeling to my heart and a renewed faith in my fellow citizens to our town.